On Thursday the 12th October 2017, my class missed Irish to partake in hand-only CPR training. Here we were taught to recognise the signs of someone in need of CPR whether they are unconscious or have difficulty breathing.
We began by watching a video detailing the correct way to perform CPR to keep a person’s blood flow circulating so to minimize/counteract possible damage to the victim’s brain before the emergency services arrived. We were told that we needed to complete between 90-120 compressions per minute to keep up the blood flow. We all took turns in groups to practise this on ‘Anne,’ a CPR doll. Using ‘Anne,’ we learned how hard we had to push to complete a compression as when we pushed hard enough we heard a loud click.
We practised completing rounds of compressions using ‘Anne’ and the useful piece of advice we were given was to perform CPR to the beat of ‘Stayin’ Alive’ by the Bee Gees.
Overall I learned a useful skill by partaking in this class and found it a well spent hour in school.
We began by watching a video detailing the correct way to perform CPR to keep a person’s blood flow circulating so to minimize/counteract possible damage to the victim’s brain before the emergency services arrived. We were told that we needed to complete between 90-120 compressions per minute to keep up the blood flow. We all took turns in groups to practise this on ‘Anne,’ a CPR doll. Using ‘Anne,’ we learned how hard we had to push to complete a compression as when we pushed hard enough we heard a loud click.
We practised completing rounds of compressions using ‘Anne’ and the useful piece of advice we were given was to perform CPR to the beat of ‘Stayin’ Alive’ by the Bee Gees.
Overall I learned a useful skill by partaking in this class and found it a well spent hour in school.